Novel Configuration For Near-IR Analysis of Refinery LPG Composition and Control

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NovelconfigurationfornearIRanalysisofrefineryLPGcompositionandcontrol
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LPGcompoitionandcontrol
Near-infrared(NIR)pectrocopiapowerfultoolthatiinwidepreadueinthere ning,chemical,pharmaceuticalandagriculturalindutrie.NIR
pectrocopicproceanalzerarecommonluedinre nerieforavarietofcompoitionandphicalpropertmeaurement,uchaoctanenumer,
aromaticcontentandditillationpropertieoffeedand nihedproduct.
Foulk,.(/author/g/guided-wave-inc/foulk-),GuidedWaveInc.;Mitr,.(/author//uncor-energ-inc/mitr-),uncornergInc.
Near-infrared(NIR)pectrocopiapowerfultoolthatiinwidepreadueinthere ning,chemical,pharmaceuticalandagriculturalindutrie.NIR
pectrocopicproceanalzerarecommonluedinre nerieforavarietofcompoitionandphicalpropertmeaurement,uchaoctanenumer,
aromaticcontentandditillationpropertieoffeedand nihedproduct.Theemethoduechemometricmodelingtechniquetoextractrelevant
informationfromNIRpectraldata.uchtechniquehaveeeninueformorethan30ear.
Depitetheirwidepreadue,therearefewpulihedintanceofuingNIRpectrocoptomeaurethecompoitionoflique edpetroleumga(LPG).LPG
iamallfractionofre neroutput,utitiimportantintheoptimizationofre nerproduction.ThecompoitionanaliofLPGitpicallperformed
accurateutexpenivegachromatograph(GC).ThiworkdemontratetheuccefulueofNIRpectrocopinthecompoitionalanaliofLPG,
achievingtimeandcotavingoverexitingmethod.
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Fig.1.NIRpectraofnormalalkane.
TheNIRregioncanrangefrom700nm2,500nm.1Theidealrangeforanalicanvarwiththeapplicationanditpicalloptimizedfortheindividual
meaurement.TheaorptionandintheNIRregionoccurduetoovertoneandcominationandofthefundamentalvirationforCH,OH,NHandother
group.Fig.1howtheNIRpectraldataofaerieoftraight-chainalkane(liquid)meaureduinga10-mmpathlengthcell.Foralkane,theaorance
intenitoftheandat1,195nmdecreaewithincreaingchainlength(CH3and),whiletheaoranceintenitoftheandat1,210nmincreaewith
increaingchainlength(CH2and).ThimakeeneforalkaneecauetheproportionofCH2groupihigheratlongerchainlength.
NIRpectrocopcaneutilizedwitheitherga-orliquid-phaeample.ThetranmiionofNIRlightover eropticallowforremoteplacementofthe
ampleinterface.Inliquid()-phaemeaurementformotre nerapplication,cellpathlengtharetpicallhort,andcellareeatocleanandmaintain.
Ga-phaemeaurementtpicallrequirelongerpathlengthandareoftenutilizedtomeaurelowconcentrationincertainapplication.
LPGiprimarilcompoedofpropaneandutane.LPGiproducedduringoilre ningorextractedduringthenaturalgaproductionproce.Thecompoition
analiofLPGitpicallcarriedoutgachromatograph.OnlineGCanaliequipmentcanecotltomaintain.NIRpectrocopoeranattractive
alternativetoGC,withpectrocopeingothfaterandlecotl.
Atuncornerg,amulti-channelNIRanalzerwaintalledonthehdrocrackerfractionationunit(HCU)onthefollowingcolumn:
Mainfractionatorunit(naphtha)
Mainfractionatorunit(lightditillate)
Mainfractionatorunit(heavditillate)
Depropanizerottomtream(utaneanali)
Deethanizerottomtream(propaneanali).
ThegoalwatomeauretheconcentrationoftheC1C4alkaneintheliquidphae.TheNIRanalzerreplacedeveralditillationanalzerandGCinan
eorttoimprovequalitanduptimeandtoreduceanalzermaintenancecot.
AnHCUproceunit-widemultivarialecontrollerwaincorporatedforqualitcontroluing veNIRanalzer.Theintentwatoeconomicalloptimizethe
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AnHCUproceunit-widemultivarialecontrollerwaincorporatedforqualitcontroluing veNIRanalzer.Theintentwatoeconomicalloptimizethe
hdrocrackingunituingpropertieucha90%oilingpoint,vicoit,cloudpointandahpoint,aneedandeaondemand().TheeLPGtream
propertiearerequiredtocontrolthepuritofutaneandpropanefortheexportmarket,awellatotailizetheproceunit.NIRallowre nertoachieve
peedofqualitcontrolatamuchlowercotoverthelongterm.
xperimentaldeign
Thehardwarecon gurationconitedofaproprietarNIRpectrometer,a10-mmmultipurpoeowcelloneachtream[CRN-certi ed500piat200C
(392F)],aampleconditioning/collectiontem,ingle-trand eropticetweenowcell,andtheNIRanalzer.
Fig.2.chematicfordeethanizeranddepropanizer.
Theampletemdivertowfromtheprocetreamtotheowcell.Allhardwarewacontrolled,anddatacollected,uingproprietarprocemonitoring
oftware.amplewerecollectedfromthedeethanizerottomandthedepropanizerottom(Fig.2)fortemcaliration.Thecalirationmethodolog
electedwapartialleatquare(PL)throughproprietarmultivariatedataanalioftware.PLregreionmethodallowfortheueoffull-rangepectral
datainthecalirationmodel.2Proceamplewerecollectedoveraperiodofapproximatel vemonth.oththeNIRpectraandthelaoratorchemical
compoitionanaliwereavedforueainputtothecaliration.
Thedatacollectionparameterandampleconditionforthitudincluded:
Flowcellpathlengthof10mm
Temperaturedependentontream
Preureucienttomaintainliquid()tate
Fourco-add(pectralaveraging)
Rangeof800Nm1,700Nm.
Oneofthechallengeencounteredinthiapplicationwathepotentialforthecontentoftheamplecelltoeinaninhomogeneoutateconitingofoth
vapor-phaematerialandliquid()-phaematerial.Thetemhouldealetodetectanddiregardandatacollectedonamplethatarenotentirelinthe
liquidphae.
Fig.3.pectrahowingmixed(liquidandvapor)amplephae.
Fig.3howanexampleofaetofpectracontainingothliquid-phaeampleandmixed-phaeample.Theamplewithloweraoranceintenitare
mixed-phae,aidenti edthere ner.impleanaliwithprincipalcomponentanali(PCA)(Fig.4)demontratetheailittodetectthoeample
thatareentirelintheliquidphae.Thianalihouldaloeutilizedduringreal-timeanaliaaveri cationtoolforampleintegrit.
Fig.4.Detectliquidphaev.mixedphae.
CalirationmodelwerepreparedforthefollowingcomponentintheLPGtream:
C2(ethane;forpropanetreamonl)
C3(propane)
iC4(ioutane)
nC4(normalutane)
C +(forutanetreamonl).
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C5+(forutanetreamonl).
AnexamplecalirationreultforpropaneinthepropanetreamihowninFig.5.ThecalirationamplePLcorearehowninthetop,alongwitha
predictedv.meauredploteneath.Themetricformeauringmodelaccuracirootmeantandarderrorofprediction(RMP).TheRMPianaccepted
metricuedincalirationmodelevaluation.2
Fig.5.Propanecaliration.
Intheexamplehownforpropane,thetpicalconcentrationduringnormaloperationigreaterthan95%.incenormalproceampleareuedfor
caliration,akewedditriutionofamplereulted.ThevarioutemcalirationareummarizedinTale1.NotethatnomodelwaproducedforC1
(methane)duetoinucientvariationintheconcentrationoverthecalirationtimeframe.
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Reultanddicuion
TrendchartwithreultfromtheNIRanalzertemandcorrepondinglavalue(GC)uperimpoedarehowninFig.68forelectedmeaurement
parameter(propaneandioutaneinthepropanetream,andpropaneintheutanetream).Notethatthepointonthetrendchartare1hrapart.
Fig.6.Propaneinpropanetream.
Fig.7.Ioutaneinpropanetream.
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Fig.8.Propaneinutanetream.
omeoftheNIRreultexcurionarelikelduetouleformationduringmeaurement.TheeexcurioncanefurthercreenedwithadditionalPCAtool,
adicuedearlier.
Takeawa
LPGtreampropertiearerequiredtocontrolthepuritofutaneandpropanefortheexportmarket,awellatotailizeproceunit.NIRcompoition
meaurementofLPGtreamhaveallowedre nerietoachievepeedofqualitcontrolatagreatlreducedcotoverthelongterm.omekeadvantageto
uingNIRpectrocopaaGCreplacementinclude:
MultipletreamcanemeauredwithNIR,allowingformallercapital()equipmentcotforLPGproject.
NIRcaneailditinguihetweenLPGandthegaeouphae.
MultiplepropertiecanemeauredandpredicteduingNIR.
Rapidanalioftheampletreamcanquicklrevealaplantupetand/orproductqualitdropo,andcanetiedintothecontroltem.NIRreultcan
eotainedin30ecorle.
Remoteplacementoftheanalzercaneuedduetothehighintegritof eropticcale,withoutloingmeaurementpeedoramplequalit.HP
ACKNOWLDGMNT
pecialthanktohahiMitr,NatePeterandDianWangattheuncordmontonre ner.
LITRATURCITD
1.urn,D.A.and.W.Ciurczak,HandookofNear-InfraredAnali,MarcelDekkerInc.,NewYork,NewYork,1992.
2.Nae,T.,T.Iakon,T.FearnandT.Davie,MultivariateCalirationandClai cation,NIRPulication,Chicheter,UK,2002.
TheAuthor
Foulk,.(/author/g/guided-wave-inc/foulk-)-GuidedWaveInc.,RanchoCordova,California
uanFoulkiPreidentofGuidedWaveInc.inRanchoCordova,California.hehaworkedforGuidedWaveince1987ina
varietofpoition.ThecompanpecializeinthedeignandmanufactureofonlineNIRandUV/Viopticalmeaurementtem
forproceanalticalchemitr.
(/author/g/guided-waveinc/foulk-)
Mitr,.(/author//uncor-energ-inc/mitr-)-uncornergInc.,dmonton,Alerta,Canada
(/author//uncorenerg-inc/mitr-)
hahikantMitrhamorethan30earofexperienceintheoilandgaindutr,includingnumerouAPC/RTOproject
implementationandmanagementexperiencearoundtheworld.Heworkaaeniorprocecontrolengineerattheuncor
dmontonre nerengineeringautomationgroupindmonton,Alerta,Canada.Atuncor,Mr.Mitrhauccefullcompleted
everalNIRproject,includinggaolineanddieellendingforinter-proceunit.Healodevelopedandimplementedadvanced
technologieforcokingunit,inlinegaoline/dieel,andjetfuellendingcontrollerwithcomplexgainmappingtechnologie.Hei
completingworkonare ner-wideonlineoptimizationtemcominingre nerproceingunitandfuellendingtem.Mr.
Mitrhaeenreponilefornumeroure ner-widetroulehootingandautomationprojectthroughouthicareer.Heha
workedforuncor,Reliance,UOPandTexaco,andhaconultedforothercompanieintheoilandgaindutr.Hegraduatedfrom
theUniveritofurreintheUKwithacdegreeinchemicalengineering.
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